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FIRST REPORT OF MITES AMBLYSEIELLA SETOSA MUMA (PHYTOSEIIDAE) AND TUCKERELLA PAVONIFORMIS (EWING) (TUCKERELLIDAE) IN BRAZIL

ABSTRACT

The article reports for the first time the occurrence of mites Amblyseiella setosa Muma (Phytoseiidae) and Tuckerella pavoniformis (Ewing) (Tuckerellidae) in Brazil. The specimens were collected in litchi leaves from Atibaia and Campinas, the counties of state of São Paulo, Brazil.

KEY WORDS
Acari; predaceous mite; phytophagous mite; occurrence; Litchi chinensis

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